Interactions

Aliskiren/Quinidine

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Medical warning:

Severe. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects and are usually not taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.

How the interaction occurs:

Quinidine may increase the amount of aliskiren in your body.

What might happen:

The amount of aliskiren in your body may increase and cause problems with your kidneys.

What you should do about this interaction:

Make sure that your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.Reference:1.Rasilez (aliskiren hemifumarate) UK summary of product characteristics. Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. September, 2014.

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